Zamfara Rep retains APC ticket after court-ordered primary

Photo: Member representing Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Aminu Sani Jaji

The member representing Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Aminu Sani Jaji, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) fresh primary election, polling 26,646 votes to secure the party’s ticket.

Jaji defeated his closest challenger, Hassan Dangaladima, who scored 713 votes, while the third aspirant, Musa Zubairu, recorded no votes in the exercise conducted on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

The Chairman of the APC Electoral Committee for the fresh primary, Kabiru Idris, announced the results at the collation centre in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State.

Speaking after announcing the results, Idris disclosed that the constituency had 42,266 registered party members, out of whom 27,389 were accredited, while 27,359 votes were cast.

He said, “The total number of registered members in the constituency is 42,266, while 27,389 voters were accredited. The total votes cast during the exercise stood at 27,359.”

According to the results, Jaji secured 14,264 votes in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area and 12,382 votes in Birnin Magaji LGA.

Dangaladima polled 465 votes in Kaura Namoda and 248 in Birnin Magaji, bringing his total to 713 votes.

Musa Zubairu did not secure any votes in either of the two local government areas.

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Declaring Jaji the winner, the electoral committee chairman said the exercise complied with the relevant legal and party requirements.

“Having satisfied the requirements of the law, the APC Constitution and guidelines, I hereby declare Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji as the winner of the fresh primary election,” Idris announced.

The fresh primary followed a suit instituted by Dangaladima at the Federal High Court in Abuja, which nullified Jaji’s earlier nomination and ordered the APC to conduct another primary election within two weeks.

Following the court’s directive, the party’s national headquarters scheduled the rerun for November 11, 2026.

The exercise was conducted to determine the APC candidate for the Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency after the court nullified the earlier nomination.